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Quartzsite is a town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 2,413. [3] Interstate 10 runs directly through Quartzsite which is at the intersection of U.S. Route 95 and Arizona State Route 95 with I-10.
La Paz County (Spanish: Condado de La Paz) is the 15th county in the U.S. state of Arizona, located in the western part of the state. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,557, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Parker. [2]
La Paz Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.Its population was 368 as of the 2020 census.The community is in western La Paz County and is bordered to the north by the town of Quartzsite.
Phoenix is the capital and largest city by population in Arizona with 1,608,139 residents, [4] is ranked as the fifth most populous city in the United States, and land area spanning 517.5 sq mi (1,340 km 2) as of the 2020 census. The smallest municipality by population and land area is Winkelman with 296 residents in 0.75 sq mi (1.9 km 2). [5]
The Quartzsite Museum is managed by the Quartzsite Historical Society. The museum Located in Tyson's Wells Stage Station, which was built in 1866–67, at 161 W Main Street. It provides an introduction to pioneer and mining history of Quartzsite.
Quartzsite is highlighted in red. Incorporated cities are shown in gray and unincorporated communities or CDPs are shown in white. Data for the borders and locations are based on maps from the La Paz County Public Works - Comprehensive Plan 2005 , US Census Bureau TIGER Map Server , and ITCA Map of Tribal Homelands in Arizona .
The community is located approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Quartzsite and 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Interstate 10 on U.S. Route 60 (US 60). Its population was 466 as of the 2020 census.
Fort Tyson was a privately owned fort built in 1856 by Charles Tyson in the area which is now called Quartzsite, Arizona.He built the fort to protect the local miners and water supply from the raids of the Yavapai (Mohave-Apache), a Native-American tribe.